LEAD INTERVIEWEntering the Hyper-Social AgeFrançois Gossieaux is founder of Human 1.0, a boutique marketing innovation strategy firm that works with many leading brands, helping them come up with innovative approaches to capitalize on what he calls "the anti-fad that social media really is." With research partner Ed Moran, François launched a project that would become famous as the Tribalization of Business Study, which surveyed and analyzed how more than 500 companies use social media as part of their business processes. The study became the basis for their award-winning book, The Hyper-Social Organization.

NT INTERVIEWThe Age of TransparencyMike Dillard is considered one of the leading authorities on what has become known as "attraction marketing," and the intersection of Internet marketing with network marketing. More than a million people have subscribed to his Video Boot Camp newsletter, and his Magnetic Sponsoring system is one of the most widely used, studied and discussed models in the business. In this article, Mike comments on how the Internet has changed the business landscape in general, and the challenges and opportunities this shift presents to the network marketing profession.

MASTER NETWORKERThe Joy of GivingSarah Fairless Robbins is the founding distributor and top earner in a young, California-based skin care company. Twenty-eight years old, she has been a professional networker for about four years. Trained as an educator, she started building a business part-time to supplement her income, and after one year was able to retire from her job. With an organization of tens of thousands, she now earns more in a month than she used to make in a year. Used to prospecting, coaching and leading people much older than herself, Sarah never let her young age be a barrier to her credibility and success.

MASTER NETWORKERSafety in NumbersGeoff Liberman has been a full-time network marketer and top earner for over twenty years. Based in Manchester, he has built organizations in the U.K. and Europe as a pioneer in the networking profession. Having been with his current company for thirteen years, Geoff says the secret to his success is that he is just an ordinary guy. When people hear he has made millions, they can’t help but think, "If he can do it, so can I." Geoff compensates his shy, reserved nature with a methodical, outgoing approach to the business. He believes in what he calls S.I.N.A.L.O.A.: Safety in Numbers and Law of Averages.

MASTER NETWORKERCultivating Independent LeadersBorn and raised in Chennai, India, Mahendra Kumar is a committed family man and team builder who leads a network marketing organization of several hundred thousand across the Middle East and Asia. As a young man, Mahendra had moved to Bahrain, looking for greater prosperity. While he succeeded in raising his income level, his life remained challenging due to the country’s high cost of living. In 2000, when a colleague introduced him to network marketing, Mahendra was ready for a change. Through hard work and focus, he and his wife Chandrika transformed their financial situation within a year.